Press Releases: 2013

Today at approximately 1:47 P.M., 10 adult males, 6 adult females, a 10-year-old male and a 10-year-old female were struck by gunfire during a Second Line Parade. The 10-year-old victims had graze wounds to th...

Oscar Anthony James, 19 (9-29-93) is wanted for Attempt First Degree Murder, Attempt Armed Robbery and Aggravated Assault. The incident occurred May 4, 2013 at approximately 9:30 P.M., in the 2900 block of Cam...

Members of the New Orleans Police Department’s Fatality Unit are investigating a motorcycle accident in the Treme Neighborhood that left one motorcyclist, a 38-year-old local man dead and another motorcyclist,...

Eighth District Property Crimes Detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in locating and identifying unknown suspects wanted in connection with multiple separate investigations. During the course...

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 47-year-old Patrick Wardsworth, who was last seen on Monday, at approximately 3:30 P.M., leaving his place of employment at a construction site off of Highway 23 in Belle Chasse, en route to his residence in the 13000 block of Percy Simpson Drive. Wardsworth has not been seen nor heard from since.

In the first few months of 2013, there was a significant drop in the number of violent crimes committed in New Orleans, compared to the same time frame last year. The FBI Uniform Crime Report (UCR) for the first quarter of this year shows double-digit drops in the number of armed robberies- down nearly 22%, and rapes- down more than 18%...

Detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying and locating an unknown African-American man wanted in connection with the theft of a bicycle. The incident occurred on Monday, shortly before 4:30 P.M., in the 100 block of Baronne Street.